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A delicious holiday drink made with apple cider, orange juice and a bit of brandy.

Apple maple jam captures fall in a jar with finely chopped apples, pure maple syrup, and warm spices. A small-batch canning recipe with cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves cooked to the jellying point.

This dedicate French apple tart also tastes delicious. It's loaded with apples, so you don't have to feel too guilty about enjoying one or two slices of this tart.

Light rum balls roll up in 5 minutes from ground walnuts, vanilla wafer crumbs, honey, and rum. No-bake holiday cookies that stash in a tin for over a month and only get better with age.

Simple shortbread cookies with butter, powdered sugar, and flour. Roll thin, cut into fun shapes, and bake until the edges turn golden. Only 4 ingredients and about 50 minutes start to finish.

Old-fashioned rhubarb and fig jam, sugared overnight then boiled down with chopped candied peel for a deep, jammy preserve. Yields about 9 pints, perfect for canning season and homemade gifts.

Chocolate cake without guilty, making a rich chocolate flavor cake, eat it no need to worry about high calories and huge fat, tasty and light, enjoy the cake and relax yourself.

Soft, puffed Indian chapati made with just semolina flour, water, oil, and salt. No yeast, no oven. Cooked on a hot griddle in about a minute per side. Vegan friendly.

Homemade chocolate mint ice cream made with just 5 ingredients: cream, milk, egg, sugar, and chopped chocolate mints. Churns into a creamy, refreshing pint in your ice cream maker.

These baked fish and chips have much less fat and calories than deep-fried ones, but it still tastes delicious, and this time you don't have to feel guilty about it.

Whole wheat berry breakfast pancakes made light with fluffy egg whites and skim milk, sweetened with a little honey, then topped with creamy ricotta, fresh berries and maple syrup. Ready in about 20 minutes.

Avocado tacos pile creamy mashed avocado seasoned with onion and garlic onto warm corn tortillas, finished with fresh cilantro and a hit of jalapeno hot sauce. A fast, fiber-rich vegan taco in about 20 minutes.

Creamy Irish colcannon with buttery mashed potatoes, tender cabbage, and fresh scallions. This classic comfort food side dish comes together in about an hour with just a handful of pantry staples.

Turned out very fluffy, hot out of the oven I ate about 5 of them right away. Lightly warm spiced with sweetness from the sweet potato. You won't find these in any store.

Low-cal brownies: a quick blender batter that swaps applesauce for butter and a sugar substitute for sugar, baked into a light chocolate fix. A guilt-free brownie ready in about 30 minutes.

A spaghetti squash casserole cooked with Gryuere (or swiss) cheese and fresh basil until the parmesan cheese is browned and the casserole is bubbling. Unbelievably low-fat, low-carb delicious goodness.